L'OCCITANE firming and smoothing milk concentrate with milk concentrate

THIS PRODUCT IS AMAZING! I first tried a sample of this a few months ago.. after i had lost it.... and found it again.. It's a body cream and it smells like almonds and vanilla and sweet goodness. It leaves my skin feeling velvety and i love that it's in a big glass jar. I refuse to store it out of the box because I love the packaging too. It isssss a little expensive.... at £35.00 but it's worth it I swear! You get 200ml. I've given this a rest for a while as I want to use it during autumn/winter time. Soon my pretty, soon.

"Enriched with almond oil and almond milk, this body cream helps to nourish and soften the skin. The blend of silicium and almond proteins, which are similar to collagen, effectively helps to fight skin slackening by restoring skins support tissue. The light, creamy and silky texture melts into the skin without leaving a greasy residue. Skin feels satiny-smooth and is enveloped with a subtle and mouthwatering scent of fresh almonds."

Maybelline Fit me anti-shine stick

I was really excited by this product because i love the concept of foundation sticks. I have one by Bobbi Brown which I love but it doesn't love me back bcause I have oily skin. So when this was advertised as an anti-shine product I thought.. great! In terms of pro's, this goes on super smooth and it's really easy to blend. It's great for when I'm in a rush because it obviously doesnt take as much time to blend and for it to set compared to a liquid foundation. Mine is in the shade 115 Ivory and it's a good match. The con, which is really annoying is that it turns extremely shiny on me even sooner than if i were using a foundation not designed to be matte/shine free! It is great for a quick application but beware you oily skinned ladies! Also, the coverage is light/medium and is buildable.

Maybelline Babylips

Yaaaaaay! They're finally here! I've been waiting ages for these babies to come to the UK and then I waited ages for them to come to my town! So the hype about these has been worth it. These are classed as lip balms, but they are very opaque?/have an intense colour for a lip balm. The shades I have are Peach kiss and Pink punch. I'll let you guess which is which in the pictures. My swatch was done in natural light and even then it's still pretty weak. The pay off is really good and I've been wearing pink punch regularly and not bothering to take extra lip products in my hand bag. These also smell really nice too and the packaging is so cute!They are a must have! hmmm they do say for adult use only.

My first NYX products

So, this is a review of the first NYX products I've ever tried. I was a bit of a risk getting these online because there's no guarantee that you're going to get exactly what you expect. NYX is available in the UK (apparently), allthough I have never found it in any shop near me. It was mainly through watching youtube-er's make up collections that really made me want to try the brand.  I did like that the products were delivered the next day and that the delivery was free (for a limited time). So i googled swatches of the products I was interested in, as well as youtuber's reviews on the products and this is what i went for: HD studio foundation in 01 Nude, HD photogenic concealer in 01 Porcelain, HD studio finishing powder in 01, powder blushes in 07 Natural and 03 Angel and Love in Florence eye shadow palette in 04 Ciao Bella.

So this is a swatch of the foundation that's been blended on my hand and there's also some unblended product. For what is usually considered a drugstore brand this foundation was quite pricey at £14.00. I have never tried HD products before so I'm assuming they don't usually come cheap! I'm a little dissapointed in this product, mainly because of the coverage. I need/prefer medium to full coverage and this is light for sure! It's slightly buildable... It feels like a bb cream or even a moisturiser. It did however cover my pores nicely and make my skin appear softer and smoother. I have found that it works best when mixed with another foundation that has a heavier coverage to it. Unless you've got perfect skin or don't like to wear a lot of make up then it may work for you.

On to concealer.... This was a little better than the foundation. I probably could have got a shade darker as it is incredibly pale but i like that as i prefer to use my concealer as a highlighter on my face.My swatch show the product blended out a little on my hand and then some random streaky bits (I didn't know what i was doing with it!). This provided good coverage and wasn't too bad for £6.00. I'd recommend it.

Now the powder......is.....interestinggg. I didn't quite know how to use it. When i took the lid off, powder went everywhere! So I didn't want to stick a brush in it as the same thing would happen and i didn't want to waste any of this £9.00 powder. I don't know how to describe how it feels. It feels kind of velvety but also rough. If i put this on my hand and rub over it, it makes a very loud scratchy noise, it almost doesn't feel like make up. A little bit of this goes a long way and it's great for covering my pores and keeping me matte. I did feel that it was really noticeably white under my eyes so I don't know how well this would translate in pictures. I'm hoping to test it on my sister as i may be doing her wedding make up. When the time comes I'll take pictures with the flash on and will post them on here (if she let's me).

Annnnd here's a swatch. Do you see what i mean about the white?

The powder blushes are  little better than the rest of the products. They're nice colours and nice finishes. The pink one is natural and the peachier one is angel. I did expect them to be lighter from the images they display on the website. The only down side i had with these was the staying power. I had better staying power. Angel lasted the longest but I found I had to keep re-applying natural. I would purchase the blushes again though. They're £6.00 each.

And lastly there's the eye palette. As you can see from the swatches the colour pay off isn't that great (apart from the black shade). I got more pay off from using the sponge applicator in the pack than with m favourite mac brush! My swatch has come off better than it does on my eye lids. The brighter pink shade comes off the same colour as the lighter pink shade. The grey eyeshadow has the best pay off and the light brown one is just solid and so difficult to get anything out of it.

So overall, I guess like most brands they have their hits and misses. And maybe I just happened to get most of the misses? I'm still going to use the products but in time they will probably find a new home with someone else. :/

My make-up collection

Here's a crappy photo of my make-up vanity! I finally tidied it up. It'll just be a brief description of what i have where.

 The top left of my vanity table; a pretty pink cup and saucer! A small organiser with glosses, eyebrow stuff and random things.

 The right hand side; my brushes and palettes stored in things from paperchase.

Inside le left hand draw; foundations and concealers at the front, powders and primers behind. Lipsticks at the front with pencils and more face powder behind.

Le right draw; closest are liners and mascara's. The front of the draw are some mac eye products, other eyeshadows etc. Behind that are blushes, mainly mac, benefit and dior as well as bronzers. Then behind that are small eye shadow palettes and some singles. Behind that is a small bag of blushes and a pair of false lashes.

And there's more! All the stuff in the draws is what i use most often (if at all). All this stuff is the rest of my make-up that hasn't really found a home and will occasionally see the sun. I use art boxes for storage and then i have smaller bags for all my 'leftovers'. And then i have a bag of samples. I like to keep stuff to try out or have it ready incase i stay away from home.

And finally, i just had to share my mac lipsticks as they are SO PRETTY!!!!!

Something new....

 La roche posay! This is a new to my night time cleansing routine. I have already used up my clarins cleansing water and wanted to try another that was a little kinder on my purse. La roche posay is a french brand that you can find in selected boots stores. I think i am liking it more than the clarins one as it did make me break out a little. And it's £11 for 200ml. This one is for sensitive skin, use with cotton pads. If you really concentrate on the smell, it's like sweets. Yummers.

Another new, i have finished my book. I actually really enjoyed it and it was really girly and i could relate to it and when i finished it i found out there's going to be a sequel soon! I've also been enjoying my candied ginger body butter from the body shop. This was a limited edition one i got way over a year ago but it smells great and i still feel in a festive mood and am craving spicy and sweet. And finally i bought a new face mask. It's super facialist by Una Brennan. This one is rose hydrate, intense moisture mask. It smells wonderful and feels really refreshing on my skin, it stays moist which is always a plus. I hate it when masks dry and crack. It was £8 and just as good as masks i have paid £20+ for.

Also, i need to sort through my make-up vanity. Would you just look at this mess!? I will be cleaning/re-organising this mess soon and will show you my collllllection :)

Feeling fruity!

Hooray for weeks off of work! I love painting my nails and since we're not allowed to wear nail varnish at work i decided to go a bit mad now i have the time. I've always loved chunky nail accessories and i've never seen anything like this before so i bought into it. I bought some fimo sticks from ebay, which is what these bad boys are on my nails. You can buy them already sliced or slice them yourself (which i decided to do as they can be as chunky as you like). I have these fruity ones and i bought one with the chanel logo on it! I only own one chanel nail varnish but what the heck.

These fruity one's look great with a red/orange base. I thought black would make them stand out more. They look better in person...... promise! x